Fletcher Allen Healthcare Barre Satellite

Detailed report on the dialysis center located in Barre, Vermont (VT).

Fletcher Allen Healthcare Barre Satellite is a small dialysis clinic with 9 stations based at Central Vermont Hospital / Renal Dialysis Unit Central Vermont Hospital / Renal Dialysis Unit in Barre, VT. The non-profit facility is operated independently from any other parent chain. The center was certified by Medicare in 1991.
The facility offers late shift and in-center hemodialysis services.
The patient survival category for this clinic is above average.

The number of patients that have a URR of 65% or more is on par with national levels.
Patients with a HCT of 33% or higher is close to national levels.

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Geographic Coordinates

Certification Date

09/24/1991

* Originally passed inspection by Medicare or Medicaid on this date. This is not the same as accreditation.

Stations

The total number of dialysis stations the facility operates. Each patient is assigned to a station when receiving dialysis treatment. Typically, a single station offers just one type of dialysis treatment, but multiple station types can be offered per facility.

Services

In-Center Hemodialysis Service

Indicates whether the facility offers hemodialysis services on site. Hemodialysis is the process of pumping blood through a dialyzer with dialysate. After being cleaned, the cleansed blood is the returned to the body.

This Provider

Yes

Vermont

7 (100.00%) Offer this Service

United States

4,686 (96.96%) Offer this Service

Hemodialysis Training Service

Indicates whether the facility offers hemodialysis training at patients' place of residence.

This Provider

No

Vermont

1 (14.29%) Offer this Service

United States

806 (16.68%) Offer this Service

Late Shift Service

Indicates whether the facility has a shift starting at 5:00 PM or later.

This Provider

Yes

Vermont

5 (71.43%) Offer this Service

United States

931 (19.26%) Offer this Service

In-Center Peritoneal Service

Indicates whether the facility offers peritoneal services on site. Peritoneal dialysis is the process running a sterile solution of minerals and glucose through a tube into the peritoneal cavity. The dialysate is left for a period of time to absorb the waste products and then drained.

Quality Measures

Patient Survival

The patient survival category set by Medicare and Medicaid directly. Facilities fall into one of three categories; better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected.

Better Than Expected

Patients with URR of 65% or More

The number and percentage of patients that had a urea reduction ratio of 65% or higher. The URR is a measure used to quantify hemodialysis treatment. A higher value is better, with the minimum accepted value by Medicare and Medicaid being 65%.

This Provider

46 (100.00%)

Vermont

255 (96.00%)

United States

225,886 (94.68%)

Patients with HCT of 33% or More

The number and percentage of patients that had a hematocrit level of 33% or higher. The hematocrit level of an individual is considered an integral part of their complete blood count. Typical hematocrit levels are 38% to 52% in males and 37% to 47% in females.